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Permaculture: Eco-logical Design for People & Earth

with Bonita Ford

What is Permaculture?Model developed by Bonita Ford – Creative Commons, Attribution, 2011

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What is Permaculture?

�eco-logical design

�“permanent agriculture ” and “permanent culture ”

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What is Permaculture?

�for physical systems (eg. farms, gardens) & social systems (eg. organisations, businesses)

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What is Permaculture?

�More than techniques�Holistic planning and making decisions

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Permaculture Ethics

• Earth care• People care• Fair share

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Permaculture Principles

• From nature• Apply to all aspects

of lifeAdapted from the founders Bill Mollison & David Holmgren

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1) Work with Nature

• Observe• Mimic• Feedback, info

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2) Start Small & Slow

• Smallest change• Small “mistakes”

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3) Multiple Functions

Every thing has multiple purposes

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4) RedundancyBack-ups for critical services

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5) Beneficial Relationships

• “Win-win”• Useful connections• Reciprocity

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6) Biological Resources

• Renewable, free• People, animals, plants

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7) Cycling Resources

• Waste = food• Reuse many times

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8) Diversity & Edges• Biological, social• Mix, exchange, innovate

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9) Evolution & Succession

• Mature, self-reliant• Like forests

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10) Be Creative• Problem = solution

• Productivity limited by creativity

Design ProcessModel developed by Bonita Ford

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Design: Our Land

Before...

Observation

Relative location

Perennial polycultures

Design: PIEO Courses

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Design: West End Well

• physical space• produce• events� multiple functions

Design: West End Well

free meeting space � reciprocity

(relationships, cyclic)� edges

Design: West End Well

volunteers� abundant resources� reciprocity

(relationships, cyclic)